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| The Chevy Mystery Show | |
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| Also known as | Sunday Mystery Hour |
| Genre | Anthology, mystery |
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| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) |
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| Production companies | Sewanee Productions, in association with NBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | May 29 (1960-05-29) – September 25, 1960 (1960-09-25) |
| Related | |
| Columbo | |
The Chevy Mystery Show, aka Sunday Mystery Hour, is an American television anthology series. It was produced by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and Dinah Shore's production company Sewanee.
The program was broadcast on NBC from May 1960 to September 1960 as a summer replacement for The Dinah Shore Chevy Show with Walter Slezak as host, except for the last three episodes, which had Vincent Price as host. The episodes with Slezak as host were re-run with the title Sunday Mystery Hour from July 1961 to September 1961 (sustained by various "participating" advertisers).
There were a total of 18 episodes. Featured actors included Robert Culp, Dane Clark, Agnes Moorehead, Richard Carlson, Janet Blair, and James Whitmore. A 1960 episode, "Enough Rope", was the first appearance of the fictional character Columbo, who would go on to star in his own show.
Episodes
| Nº | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Air date | |
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| 1 | "The Machine Calls It Murder" | Marc Daniels | Harold Swanton | May 29, 1960 (1960-05-29) | |
| This episode was a remake of "Mechanical Manhunt," which aired as a presentation of The Alcoa Hour on 28 April 1957. Screenwriter Swanton won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Mystery Teleplay after that original performance. | |||||
| 2 | "Thunder of Silence" | Paul Nickell | Adrian Spies | June 5, 1960 (1960-06-05) | |
| 3 | "The Summer Hero" | Marc Daniels, Walter Grauman | Charlotte Armstrong | June 12, 1960 (1960-06-12) | |
| 4 | "Dark Possession" | Unknown | Gore Vidal | June 19, 1960 (1960-06-19) | |
| 5 | "Fear Is the Parent" | Marc Daniels | Theodore Ferro | June 26, 1960 (1960-06-26) | |
| Based on a novel by Mathilde Ferro | |||||
| 6 | "Murder Me Nicely" | Paul Nickell | Mann Rubin | July 3, 1960 (1960-07-03) | |
| 7 | "Dead Man's Walk" | Unknown | Stephen Kandel | July 10, 1960 (1960-07-10) | |
| 8 | "The Last Six Blocks" | Unknown | Adrian Spies | July 17, 1960 (1960-07-17) | |
| 9 | "I Know What I'd Have Done" | Marc Daniels | Charles Larson | July 24, 1960 (1960-07-24) | |
| 10 | "Enough Rope" | Don Richardson | Richard Levinson, William Link | July 31, 1960 (1960-07-31) | |
| This episode was later made into the TV-movie Prescription: Murder, which became the pilot for Columbo. | |||||
| 11 | "Trial by Fury" | Marc Daniels | Stephen Kandel | August 7, 1960 (1960-08-07) | |
| 12 | "Run-Around" | Paul Nickell | Norman Lessing | August 14, 1960 (1960-08-14) | |
| From a story by A.E. Hotchner | |||||
| 13 | "The Inspector Vanishes" | Unknown | Unknown | August 21, 1960 (1960-08-21) | |
| 14 | "Femme Fatale" | Paul Nickell | John McGreevey | August 28, 1960 (1960-08-28) | |
| 15 | "Murder by the Book" | Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stephen Kandel | September 4, 1960 (1960-09-04) | |
| 16 | "Blind Man's Bluff" | Walter Grauman | Alan A. Armer, Walter Grauman | September 11, 1960 (1960-09-11) | |
| 17 | "The Suicide Club" | Richard Dunlap | Norman Lessing | September 18, 1960 (1960-09-18) | |
| From a story by Robert Louis Stevenson | |||||
| 18 | "The Perfect Alibi" | Richard Dunlap | Norman Lessing | September 25, 1960 (1960-09-25) | |
| From a story by A.A. Milne | |||||
References
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 245. ISBN 9780307483201. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- "Business Briefly" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 2, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- Jones, Steve. "Columbo: The Complete Series available in 34-disc set". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- Brunsdale, Mitzi M. (26 July 2010). Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes [2 volumes]: From Sleuths to Superheroes. ABC-CLIO. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-313-34531-9. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
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